nginx (“engine x”) is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server. […] [1]

I still pronounce it as “n-jinx” in my head.

References
  1. Title (website): “nginx”. Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
    • §“nginx”. ¶1.
    • fibojoly@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      14 hours ago

      I mean every time I hear about the damn thing it’s because it’s been misconfigured and is causing some fucking ruckus. The whole thing is cursed so jinx really feels appropriate where I’m standing from.

  • fibojoly@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    14 hours ago

    My colleagues were right?!
    But of course they pronounce the “ine” as in brine (we are French), which is what really hurts my ears, ugh.

  • Opisek@lemmy.world
    4·
    20 hours ago

    My lead dev used to pronounce it njinx and I always needed some time to realize what he’s talking about.

  • glitchdx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    18 hours ago

    I’m glad there’s pronunciations provided, because to me it looks like it should sound like a slur.

  • pyre@lemmy.world
    471·
    2 days ago

    I laughed out loud when I first learned that imgur is supposed to be pronounced as "imager’… well you fuckin chose the wrong combination of letters for that didn’t ya

    • dan@upvote.au
      3·
      1 day ago

      Am I missing something? I’ve always pronounced it “imager”. How else would you pronounce it?

      • pyre@lemmy.world
        7·
        1 day ago

        as it’s spelled: im gur.

        It’s one thing to name it imgr, but putting a fucking u after the g makes it a hard g in literally every instance. the letter u is the reason the g is pronounced as a hard g in words that otherwise wouldn’t need a u: fragile / guile, digest / guest, etc.

        • tyler@programming.dev
          2·
          18 hours ago

          it’s spelled img - ur, as in img or the shortening of image in every context. You can’t shorten image any other way.

          • pyre@lemmy.world
            1·
            16 hours ago

            it’s spelled img - ur

            no, it’s spelled imgur. I know what img stands for which is why I said it would be one thing to call it imgr. the u doesn’t make sense and it hardens the g. it’s funny that you talk about how it’s customary that img stands for image but you act like ‘ur’ is also a thing by itself.

            well it is, just not in that way. if your img-ur breakup made any sense for pronouncing img as if it’s independent then why not consider what ur stands for? it’s a shortening of your or you’re. so why not pronounce it image your? because it’s bullshit and the spelling is ridiculous.

    • iconic_admin@lemmy.world
      143·
      2 days ago

      1000% I say gif too, like gift. If you wanted it pronounced like “jiff” then you should have spelled it with a J.

      • oatscoop@midwest.social
        2·
        20 hours ago

        I flew from Jermany to Tanzania and saw some jeriatric jiraffes.

        I say it “Jif” because:

        • That’s what the format’s creator named it.
        • It’s weird, but “soft G” is a thing and acronyms and the only “rule” for pronouncing acronyms is “it’s easy to say”.
        • It annoys people that are way too invested in it. Sure, it’s immature – but it’s low stakes and not particularly “shitty”. I enjoy it and you only YOLO once.
      • tyler@programming.dev
        11·
        18 hours ago

        jif was copyrighted. gif was literally named after the peanut butter. it came with a jingle “choosy developers choose gif”. How many different forms of proof do you need.

  • Rexios@lemm.ee
    1·
    19 hours ago

    Nginx is atrocious. I about have a stroke every time I have to work with it. Caddy is 1000x easier to set up.

  • geogeogeo@lemmy.world
    1·
    20 hours ago

    Thank you for saving me from future embarrassment.

    Or just becoming terminal “um actually”-er like I’ve become with epoch

    • rwdf@lemmy.world
      2·
      20 hours ago

      It’s obviously kubecontrol! I will die on this hill.

      Also, Containerd … Not helped by the cli nerdctl.

    • Kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      Hm, my guess would be either “cube control” or “cube C-T-L”.

      EDIT (2025-02-28T09:02Z): Hm, actually, given that it’s for Kubernetes [1], maybe it’s “koob control” or “koob C-T-L”… [2]?

      References
      1. Type: Documentation. Title: “Command line tool (kubectl)”. Publisher: Kubernetes. Published: 2024-01-01T21:15-08:00. Accessed: 2025-02-28T11:01Z. URI: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/.
      2. Type: Article. Title: “How to pronounce Kubernetes so you don’t get laughed at”. Author: “Blue Matador”. Publisher: “Blue Matador, Inc.”. Published: 2020-06-03. Accessed: 2025-02-28T11:07Z. URI: https://www.bluematador.com/blog/how-to-pronounce-kubernetes.
        • §“So, how do you pronounce Kubernetes?”.

          Kubernetes is pronounced coo-ber-net-ees […]

  • FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee
    13·
    1 day ago

    I think software name pronunciation discussions are so hilariously absurd that I sometimes purposefully vocalise nginx as “Nuhh Ginks” just to put a hat on it